Lan Fenghuang's question completely stumped Li Zhu. After thinking carefully, he realized he truly didn't know how Zhang Liang had died...
"Won't he be assassinated?"
Li Zhu asked in confusion!
Lan Fenghuang rolled her eyes at him before continuing.
"Zhang Liang helped Liu Bang establish the Han Dynasty, but he understood Liu Bang's character too well. Therefore, in order to withdraw unscathed, Zhang Liang wisely chose to retire from the center of power..."
After he left the center of power, records about him became scarce in historical books, because he disappeared without a trace…
"Since you've disappeared without a trace, what do you mean by saying all this now?"
"Just because there's no record of him in official history doesn't mean there isn't one in unofficial history either. Through some clues, we were able to discover his whereabouts. Rumor has it that he carried at least two powerful treasures that could influence the rise and fall of dynasties in the Central Plains..."
Both of these precious treasures were ultimately taken to Zhang Liang's tomb. After repeated confirmation, we discovered that Zhang Liang's last known location was Loulan…
Blue Phoenix explained calmly!
Upon hearing Lan Fenghuang's words, Li Zhu fell into deep thought. A struggle had erupted in Luoyang over the Yellow Path Heavenly Book, which ultimately fell into his hands. This also led him to discover that the Imperial Seal of the State was actually in Loulan…
If what Lan Fenghuang said is true, then the precious treasure in Zhang Liang's possession, the Imperial Seal of the State, is very likely one of them...
What is the other treasure? Could it be the Book of the Zodiac? But that thing is already in his hands…
He touched his brow, the spot where the Jizhou Cauldron had appeared. This sparked a wild and audacious guess in his mind: Zhang Liang might have brought one of the Nine Cauldrons to Loulan. If that were true, it would mean that there might also be a trace of human destiny here…
Thinking of this, Li Zhu suddenly felt a little excited. It is said that after King Zhou, there was no more emperor with nine cauldrons, and he could only call himself the Son of Heaven. Therefore, the Zhou emperor cast nine tripods to stabilize the world...
He used to think these were just legends, because later generations didn't find anything special about the Nine Cauldrons...
It wasn't until he obtained the real Jizhou Ding that he realized this wasn't just a legend, but that the real Nine Dings might have been lost long ago...
When he obtained the Jizhou Cauldron, he also received the human race's fortune within it, which was the protective golden dragon...
At the time, he even fantasized about what would happen if he obtained all the luck of the human race. Would he be able to find treasures while walking around?
"Do you think this is very likely Zhang Liang's burial place?"
Li Zhu looked at Lan Fenghuang and asked in return!
“We’ve searched almost the entire city of Loulan, but there’s no record of Zhang Liang’s tomb. So I think if Zhang Liang is really buried in Loulan, it’s very likely in this Land of Reincarnation, because no one except the royal family can open it…”
Blue Phoenix voiced her guess...
Li Zhu stared at the enormous man-eating arum lily. If these speculations were true, then this man-eating arum lily would be over 1,100 years old. In such a long time, even if it was just a small seedling back then, it would be quite reasonable for it to have grown to this size by now…
Over the course of more than a thousand years, only the kings of Loulan truly know how many people they sent to the cycle of reincarnation…
This man-eating arum lily might have been a means for Zhang Liang to protect his tomb from being robbed. Perhaps even he himself didn't expect the man-eating arum lily to grow so large...
"Your Miao people's deduction is very likely true, because I obtained the Book of the Zodiac passed down by Zhang Liang, which records that the Imperial Seal of the Central Plains is in Loulan..."
Li Zhu did not reveal anything about the Nine Tripods. Compared to the Imperial Seal of the State, the Nine Tripods were more important. If he were to reveal everything, it might truly sever the Central Plains' heritage...
Upon hearing that it was the Imperial Seal of the State, Lan Fenghuang's expression changed slightly, perhaps because she hadn't expected to find something so important here...
"You said everything inside belonged to me, so even if it really is the Imperial Seal of the State, it's mine..."
Lan Fenghuang looked at Li Zhu and said, her tone carrying a hint of warning…
"Since I made a promise, I naturally won't go back on it. But even if you take the Imperial Seal, so what? Miao territory ultimately doesn't belong to the Han Chinese people, and it's impossible for them to rule China..."
Li Zhu retorted without holding back...
"You don't need to worry about that..."
Blue Phoenix replied coldly!
Having plotted for so long in Miao territory, and now that the Demon God has returned, she believes that ruling the Central Plains will not be difficult...
Li Zhu looked at the enormous carnivorous arum lily, its leaves perfectly protecting the flower inside…
Now, whether they go forward or backward, there is danger. The two of them looked at the shimmering flowers...
Perhaps sensing that someone was watching it, the giant flower suddenly moved, causing the ground to tremble...
To the astonishment of the two people, the man-eating devil's tongue slowly bloomed...
So beautiful…
At that moment, a thought arose in both of their minds, and their gazes were immediately drawn to the man-eating devil's tongue...
A gust of wind blew by, and the flower stamens swayed in the breeze. Before their eyes, a body suddenly appeared in the center of the flower stamens…
In Li Zhu's eyes, she was an absolute beauty, fulfilling all his fantasies about the perfect woman. The moment he saw her, he felt a strong urge to possess her…
In Lan Fenghuang's eyes, it was a completely different scene. The body within the flower's stamen was, in his eyes, her imagination of the demon god: upright, healthy, aloof, domineering, and self-centered...
She couldn't resist the urge to get closer, to worship...
Regardless of what they saw, they were drawn to the body within the flower's stamen, causing them to keep moving closer...
A dark red light emanated from the flower's stamen, silently enveloping Li Zhu and Lan Fenghuang...
The little dragon girl in Li Zhu's arms realized that the two of them were being controlled. She patted Li Zhu's face, trying to bring him back to his senses, but to no avail...
This made her extremely anxious, and finally, as if she had made a decision, she used her own power to begin activating the Dragon King Ring...
A golden light burst forth from Li Zhu's body, transforming into a golden dragon that roared. Li Zhu, who had been unconscious, was jolted awake and realized he was less than ten meters from the man-eating devil's tongue, which filled him with terror…
His strength was already formidable, and his mental power was unmatched, yet he was controlled by the man-eating arum lily. This man-eating arum lily is terrifying...
He watched as Lan Fenghuang continued to approach, just a few more steps and she would fall into the petals. In a moment of panic, Li Zhu pulled her back, but Lan Fenghuang seemed to have lost her mind, continuing to walk towards the flower's pistil...
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